Zack Beauchamp

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Whataboutism of this sort is not defensible. It is not a real attempt to prompt critical self-reflection on the part of Western audiences, but to paralyze their critical faculties and turn them away from supporting actions design to frustrate human rights abuses abroad. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

In this sense, it's a propaganda tactic rather than a good faith argument: an attempt to exploit one set of atrocities to cover for another — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp

Wright is arguing that bringing up US crimes in contemporary debates about Russia or China can be good. I agree, they *can* be. But whataboutism today refers to the use of those references to derail debates on Russian and Chinese crimes. That happens, and Wright can't defend it. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 1, 2022